The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-29

built TO Anderson, it will in due time be extend
ed to indianapolis, making short line between
Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.
This season $500 feet Of trestle. averaging
thirty feet in height, has been filed MP on the
l.. D. & S. road, and the company ia now filing
in the Nichols hollow trestle, which is 800 feet
long aud seventy-fve feet in height.
The j., NJ g. l. returns show that the road
last week brought into the State fair S,672 per-
sons. Ri. r. Dering claims that the D., NJ. d l.
Is the banner road in this respect bringing IN
more passengers than did any other lndianapoils
road.
The general freight agents of Eastern roads are
daily telegraphine West for cars if they cannot
be forwarded loaded. they say return them
empty, IS the demand for to load with
west-bound freight has never before been
equaed.
Coal shipments over the T., H. s. L. division
Coal from tho Clay county and from the Parke
county mnes is being shipped into northern
Michigan and to points over the Northwest IN
quantities never before known.
L. G. Cannon, assistant general manager OF
the Oregon Pacific road, writes home that he Is
pleased with his position. One hundred miles
of the road is now in operation, and another
100 miles in process OF construction, and Will DO
opened for business within the next six months
The arrangement by which the l., D. & s. and
the Wabash were to operate jointly over the
piece of road lying between Decatur and the
Bluffs is declared off. The appraisement was
made of the road bed and the percentages each
should pay had been fixed when the Wabash
withdrew from the arrangement.
The indianapolis &c Vincennes management
expect to, after the first of next month. bring in
some 100 carloads of coal per day for the manu-
facturers here and the roads which burn coal
from mines on their road in their locomotives
Three years ago this road did not average to
bring ten carloads of coal q week into Indian
apolis.
D. T. Bacon, manager Of the western division
of the Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Company,
has rendered his resignation. to take effect Oct.
/. Mr.. Bacon will return to railroad service.
In the four years he has held the position, by
his gentlemanly bearing and prompt methods OF
doing business he has made many friends
among the business men OF the city.
Harris & Calkins. attorneys for tho c., II. q
D. Railroad Company in the litigation pending
with the Union Railway Company as regards
rental, are preparing the arguments which they
will make in the within few days before
the company has instructed them to make a
stubborn fight for the position the c., II. & d.
has taken in the matter.
A veteran railroader says that accidents
through the mistakes of train-desp atchers are
becoming too frequent. and this is due to the fact
that on many of the roads there is a disposition
to place cheap men in the position of train-des-
station, who chance to be good telegraph oper-
ators Better men. bexster pay and fewer hours
on duty would greatly improve the service, he
thinks
~. e. Hammond, president of the l., D. g S.
road. and his bride yesterday pre-
serted with q massive Roman bronze;
representing an Indian in his canoe
hunting. with his bow and arrow; hs
is eagerly watching for game The design is
unique and expressive. But the gift of itself is
the more appreciated from the fact that every
employe Of the road gave something to aid in its
purchase.
The voters of Frankfort and of Rossville.
Clinton county, some years ago voted $40 600 to
aid in building the Airline road. now the L.. n.
A. & c. When the road was completed, in
g, the town ships declined to pay the subsidies
l. and the matter was taken to the courts.
rtwo chan ges of venue the case landed in
&c Snyders court, Charlottesville, and last
week he decided that the commissioners must
pay the subsidies voted, and yesterday the par
ties entitled to the money were paid.
Peery Blue. general manager of the Indiana
& Illinois Southern road, says that within thirty
| days this road from bingham to Switz City,
| ninety one miles, will be converted from
row to standard gauge road. The bridge owe.
| is very substantial structure. The company
| has purchased standard gauge equipment to al
| once begin operations with the widening of the
| track. They expect to haul a good deal of coal
| west from mines in the southern part of Clay
| county
| The train despatchers on the vandalia and the
| T. g. St. l.. road are be commended that they
sent the numerous trains through to St. Louis.
carrying the members OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic through safely and on good time.
| What an undertaking it WAS is apparent from
| the fact that the Vandalia twenty pas
senger trains were into ST. Louis Mon
day, while all the regular trains coming east ar 4
the numerous freight trains on the road moved
| along with their usual promptuess The move
| ment, though not quite as large over the /. Sc
| ST. L., was very heavy.
| F. p. Boxby: For the time being the project
| ors OF the Anderson & Attica road resting
on their oars, but the enterprise has not been
| abandoned. The money market is somewhat
| tight now and to place bonds it is more difficult
| than three months ago. but this trouble will be
removed before epringtime. Then the drought
the past summer has been unfortunate for tho
| farmers who own property on the proposed line,
| and though several townships have promised to
| vote subsidies, under present circumstances it
would not be done willingly as it will be next
| spring should the crep outlook then be prom
| ising
Chief Engineer Doran, of the Union railway
| improvements, says the work on the new Union
Depot has reached such point that 1t 10 safe to
| predict how the work will move hereafter He
| says the depot proper will be under roof by
| Nov /, and this will enable the carpenters to
! western part Of the iron sheds between Ten
nessee and Illinois streets, east side, will be up
| by that time. The tracks can then be arranged
| AZ to occupy the portion of the sheds west Of
| Illinois street with trains, and in the early
| spring the old Union Depot will be torn down
| and the eastern part of the sheds erected. Mr.
Doran thinks that without doubt by the first OF
| next July the depot proper and the sheds, "a
| feet long bv 260 wide, will be com pieted
| that they can be occupied The work of putting
| up the sheds can be done very rapidly when
| beginning to arrive from Pittsburg, whore it is
| prepared for putting together.